Gassy Webcap vs Mottle-faced Tamarin

Cortinarius traganus compared with Saguinus inustus

Key Differences

• Gassy Webcap is Vulnerable while Mottle-faced Tamarin is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Gassy Webcap	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Callitrichidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Saguinus
Species	Cortinarius traganus	Saguinus inustus

Conservation Status

Gassy Webcap

VU — Vulnerable

Mottle-faced Tamarin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Gassy Webcap	Mottle-faced Tamarin
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Gassy Webcap

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Mottle-faced Tamarin

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Colombia.